A new book by University of Chicago Law School professor Brian Leiter entitled Why Tolerate Religion? questions the practice of establishing religious liberty as a right: For example, he says a boy might be permitted to carry a dagger to school as part of his Sikh religion, but the same dagger would not be allowed if it were part of a family tradition. Without having read Brian Leiter’s book (see a review by Robert Merrihew Adams here), it would be unfair […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Literature • Tags: Brian Leiter, freedom of religion, Oklahoma University, Rajdeep Singh, Sikh Coalition, University of Chicago Law School